Translated into Chinese by Chen-ou Liu
empty nest
on the for sale sign
mourning doves
Selected Haiku
2015 Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum Haiku Contest
Chen-ou Liu's comments:
Technically speaking, L1, "empty nest," provides a "scent link" (in Basho's sense of the phrase) to L3, "mourning doves." And the doves' soft, drawn-out calls effectively enhances the tone and mood of the poem.
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